Cannon Chapel News | Candler School of Theology | Emory Universityhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/topics/cannon-chapel.rssCannon Chapel news of Candler School of Theology at Emory University, an official seminary of The United Methodist Church that accepts students from all Christian traditions2017-09-26Upcoming Events at Candler, Fall 2017http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2017/09/upcoming-events-at-candler-fall-2017.html85b169af0ae7232f14d2301e74a0f1d8Racial realities, moral injury, and interfaith engagement are just a few of the topics being addressed by distinguished ministers and scholars at Candler this fall. Check out the full list of public events here, and join us in exploring how theology intersects with current issues in our world. 2017-09-15Khalia Williams: Seeking Balancehttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2016/11/khalia-williams-seeking-balance.html644566190ae7232f4494e3bb9e57e20eThird-year MDiv student Stephanie Milton sat down with Candler's new Assistant Dean of Worship Khalia J. Williams to talk about worship, academics, and searching for balance between the two. 2016-11-14Fall Convocation Signals Start of New Yearhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/08/fall-convocation-signals-start-of-new-year.htmlb7dae6fe0ae720987c22aab78b274caeCandler School of Theology will open the 2016-2017 academic year with fall convocation on Thursday, August 25 at 11:05 a.m. in Cannon Chapel. Bandy Professor of Preaching Teresa L. Fry Brown will give the convocation address. The service will also be available via livestream.2016-08-23Upcoming Events at Candler, Fall 2016http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/08/upcoming-events-at-candler-fall-2016.htmlb3d63fa30ae7232f06d81b8121929bceWith a new school year comes a wide array of upcoming events at Candler that are open to the Emory and Atlanta communities. Join us! 2016-08-22Sept. 7 Lecture to Explore 'the End of White Christian America'http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/08/sept-7-lecture-to-explore-the-end-of-white-christian-america.html5ae62dcc0ae7232f15db93362d9d3670Candler's James T. and Berta R. Laney Legacy in Moral Leadership will host Robert P. Jones 02G, founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute, for a lecture exploring the end of white Christian America and its implications for the 2016 presidential election. 2016-08-05Emory News Center: Emory Gathers to Remember Victims of Orlando Attackhttp://news.emory.edu/stories/2016/06/er_orlando_gathering/campus.html738c541a0ae720986434fbbd1e60cfbc2016-06-14Candler Reflects on Holy Weekhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/03/candler-reflects-on-holy-week.html9ad246760ae7232f6226c56f15c65f60As Christians the world over prepare their hearts and minds for Easter, the Candler community reflects on Jesus's final days through photography and writing, as well as several worship opportunities throughout the week.2016-03-21Honor Barbara Day Miller on April 19http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/03/honor-barbara-day-miller-on-april-19.html766e52580ae7232f6226c56fe17fd1f3Join the Candler community in honoring Associate Dean of Worship and Music Barbara Day Miller on April 19 at a service of music and thanksgiving offered upon the occasion of her retirement from Candler.2016-03-14Reiff, Waits to Talk Moral Leadership, 'Born of Conviction'http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/03/reiff-waits-to-talk-moral-leadership-born-of-conviction.html4390234f0ae72098295c0d275f2d5e5bHow can seminarians and church leaders apply lessons from the Civil Rights era to the church and world we live in today? Candler alumnus Joseph T. Reiff 80T 92G will be on campus in March to discuss his new book, 'Born of Conviction: White Methodists and Mississippi's Closed Society.' 2016-03-04Johnson to Give Convocation Addresshttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2016/01/johnson-to-give-convocation-address.html1ca39fd40ae7232f5d9cdc2477464e13To mark the start of a new semester, Candler will hold its spring convocation service on Tuesday, January 12, at 11:05 a.m. in Cannon Chapel. R.W. Woodruff Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins Luke Timothy Johnson, who will retire this spring, will give the convocation address.2016-01-07Reformation Day to Explore Role of Ten Commandments Then and Nowhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2015/10/reformation-day-at-emory-to-explore-role-of-ten-commandments-then-and-now.html3ea24f19aa8cca9173bda0d70f362d64On Thursday, Oct. 22, Pitts Theology Library will host the 28th annual Reformation Day at Emory. The day of lectures, exhibits and music will focus on the theme 'Scripture and Reform: The Ten Commandments as Jewish Law, Christian Gospel, and Civic Code.' 2015-10-06Candler Welcomes New School Year with Fall Convocationhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2015/08/candler-welcomes-new-school-year-with-fall-convocation.html65f124fbaa8cca910d7433e7e8c7994eCandler School of Theology will open the 2015-2016 academic year with fall convocation on Thursday, August 27 at 11:05 a.m. in Cannon Chapel. The service will include the installation of Teresa L. Fry Brown as the fourth Bandy Professor of Preaching and a convocation address by Robert M. Franklin Jr. 2015-08-25'Worship Arts' Highlights Candler's Spiritual Lifehttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2015/07/new-issue-of-worship-arts-highlights-candler-spiritual-life.html7917229baa8cca913360813a54cf1c60Faculty, students and alumni from Candler School of Theology are prominently featured in the latest issue of 'Worship Arts,' a bi-monthly publication of The Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts.2015-07-13United Methodist News Service: Candler Students Join Call to Stop Georgia Executionhttp://www.umc.org/news-and-media/candler-students-join-call-to-stop-georgias-executionef9413e2aa8cca92788001c326dffbb1The United Methodist News Service reports on Candler's advocacy for Kelly Gissendaner, Georgia's only female death row inmate who earned a certificate in theology studies at Lee Arrendale Prison and has turned her life 'in a radically new direction.'2015-03-06Candler Holds Vigil of 'Life, Light and Solidarity' for Kelly Gissendanerhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2015/03/candler-holds-vigil-for-kelly-gissendaner.htmldb2eb8c3aa8cca915db96fd5c789520eOn March 1, students, faculty, staff and alumni from Candler School of Theology and the Emory and Atlanta communities held a vigil of 'life, light and solidarity' for Kelly Gissendaner, Georgia's only female death row inmate, who is scheduled to be executed on March 2. 2015-03-02REAL Possibilities: Spiritual Formation at Candlerhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2015/02/real-possibilities-spiritual-formation.html7f373926aa8cca9160529da4d83ce970As the season of Lent begins, Assistant Dean of Student Life and Spiritual Formation Ellen Echols Purdum discusses ways that Candler School of Theology helps its students develop a 'rhythm of life.'2015-02-17Back to School: Saliers Returns to Faculty as Theologian-in-Residencehttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2015/02/saliers-returns.html503feaa7aa8cca924f9a2df9c39763c4Candler School of Theology welcomes back Don E. Saliers, William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Theology and Liturgy, Emeritus, who returns to the active faculty roster for a multi-year term as Theologian-in-Residence.2015-02-05Mason on Campus to Discuss Conflict Transformation http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/11/deans-lecture-mason.html9b16f323aa8cca9270e3d204584cfa43Gary Mason, Methodist minister and director of Journey Towards Healing with the Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health (NIAMH), will be on campus this week for several speaking engagements.2014-11-10Centennial Celebration Draws Generations of Candler Togetherhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/11/fall-celebration.html76e90d95aa8cca917e965fb9dc4d8be6The rich legacy of Candler School of Theology's first one hundred years was palpable throughout the school's fall Centennial Celebration, which took place over two days on October 23 and 24. Generations of Candler faculty, staff, friends, alumni and students gathered on campus to reminisce, give thanks, and honor the women and men who have given extraordinary service to the school, the church, and society over the past century.2014-11-04Opening Convocation Marks 'An Ocean of Celebration'http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/08/convocation-ocean-of-celebration.html22d08951aa8cca9228e1fbe32380c8f0Fall convocation on August 28 marked the beginning of Candler School of Theology's 100th academic year with gratitude for the past and anticipation for the future. Highlights of the program included the installation of a new chaired professor, an address by Carl Holladay, a litany of dedication for Phase II of Candler's new building, and the official start of Candler's centennial celebration. 2014-08-29Fall Convocation To Launch Candler's Centennial Yearhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/08/fall-convocation-2014.html17c24ba7aa8cca917d869bc7447f01c8Candler School of Theology embarks on its yearlong centennial celebration with an opening convocation on Thursday, August 28 at 11:05 a.m. in Cannon Chapel. The program will feature the dedication of Phase II of the school's building project and the installation of Robert M. Franklin Jr. as the inaugural holder of the James T. and Berta R. Laney Chair in Moral Leadership.2014-08-27Emory News Center: 'Divine synchronicity' guides new dean of chapel, spiritual lifehttp://news.emory.edu/stories/2014/08/er_bts_bridgette_young_ross/campus.htmle6432215aa8cca9249fe84c62574d8feAn Emory Report story profiles The Rev. Bridgette Young, Emory¿s dean of the chapel and student life, highlighting how she says `divine synchronicity¿ has influenced her throughout her life.2014-08-20Candler Pauses for Holy Weekhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/04/candler-holy-week.html992ccb57aa8cca926d2a3e06aecf3ea3Candler offers opportunities for the community to reflect, meditate, and engage the story of the Cross during Holy Week.2014-04-15Live Streaming Brings Candler's Worship to Youhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/04/live-streaming-cannon-chapel.html8f4b4eb7aa8cca915a857c75c9a17891Anyone with internet access can now experience Candler's twice-weekly worship services in real time via live video streaming.
2014-04-09Candler Centennial Academic Conference: March 18-20, 2015http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/01/centennial-spring-conference.html91d747ceaa8cca923fc80faefa86f06aCandler is bringing together a dozen renowned theologians to discuss theological challenges facing the church, the world and the shape of theological education in the next century.
The three-day conference seeks to be prophetic¿in the sense of truth-speaking rather than future forecasting¿about the pressing theological issues facing the world in the next 100 years, and the resources for engaging them.2014-03-08The Candler Centennial in Story and Prophecyhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/01/candler-centennial-overview.html46c30136aa8cca926d2a3e067e8dde85To commemorate its Centennial, Candler is hosting two major events during the 2014-2015 academic year: A Fall Celebration that is commemorative and focuses on story, memory and celebration, and a Spring Academic Conference that emphasizes prophecy in the sense of speaking a word that challenges the world - and examines the 21st century's dire dilemmas and wondrous opportunities, providing a distinctive Candler vision of how to approach them.2014-03-07Claire Sterk to Deliver Address at Spring Convocationhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2014/01/claire-sterk-to-deliver-address-at-spring-convocation.html768c994aaa8cca91198f48a10f9e74fcEmory University Provost Claire E. Sterk will deliver the address at Spring Convocation on Tuesday, January 14 at 11:05 a.m. in Cannon Chapel, marking the beginning of the spring semester at Candler School of Theology. The event will be live-streamed on Candler's website.2014-01-09Emory News Center: More events: Music, service, speeches celebrate Kinghttp://news.emory.edu/stories/2014/01/er_king_week_events/campus.html1f65f410aa8cca9271ebfc42fd9152f8An Emory Report article lists events honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, featuring the Spelman College Glee Club, which will join Candler for the 11:00 worship hour on Jan. 23, in Cannon Chapel. 2014-01-09Emory News Center: Concert, tribute to honor Susan Henry-Crowehttp://news.emory.edu/stories/2013/12/er_henry_crowe_tribute/campus.html06a88e54aa8cca9238c5b47d8643822bAn Emory Report story features the Rev. Susan Henry-Crowe, Emory University's dean of the chapel and religious life, who has been appointed to an international leadership role in the United Methodist Church. Henry-Crowe will be honored in two special events, a farewell tribute and concert. The concert will be held at Cannon Chapel, featuring Timothy Albrecht (university organist and coordinator for the concert), Barbara Clark (violinist and Candler alum), Ann Lillya (oboeist and spouse of Candler School of Theology Associate Dean Ian McFarland), and Don E. Saliers (Emory emeritus professor of theology and liturgy at Candler). 2013-12-17Renovation Renders Cannon Chapel More Inclusive, Tech-Savvyhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2013/09/cannon-chapel-renovation.html9aa126a6aa8cca926d2a3e06deb232e0After more than three decades of almost daily use, Emory's iconic and central worship space, William R. Cannon Chapel, has undergone its first building-wide systematic renovation.2013-09-10Remembering John Hayeshttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2013/09/candler-remembers-hayes.htmla89ac1e3aa8cca915a857c7546bfec35Friends, colleagues, and former students of Dr. John Haralson Hayes will gather to celebrate his life at a memorial service on Thursday, September 5 at 4:00 p.m. in Cannon Chapel.2013-09-02Taylor's Challenge to New Students: Be 'At Home with Uncertainty'http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2013/08/fall-convocation-2013.htmla89d5366aa8cca915a857c75c7e50e41'You are God's providence, made flesh,' celebrated author Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor told incoming students at Candler's 2013 Fall Convocation, August 29 in Cannon Chapel.2013-08-30Barbara Brown Taylor to Deliver Convocation Addresshttp://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2013/08/bbt-convocation-address.htmla8a47cadaa8cca915a857c752ef4814eThe opening worship and Convocation of the Fall 2013 semester at Candler will be held Thursday, August 29 at 11:00 a.m. in Cannon Chapel. The Rev. Barbara Brown Taylor will deliver the address.2013-08-26Candler Readies to Graduate Class of 2013http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2013/05/candler-commencement-2013.htmla93d6270aa8cca915a857c7516e257b2On Monday, May 13, the graduating class of Candler School of Theology will line up with students from all of Emory's graduate and undergraduate programs for the 168th commencement exercises of Emory University.2013-05-07Join Candler and Emory for Holy Week 2013http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2013/03/holy-week-2013.htmla96a0845aa8cca915a857c752c233904Candler School of Theology and Emory University offer many services and opportunities for meditation and worship during Holy Week.2013-03-26A Christmas Prayerhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2012/12/a-christmas-prayer.htmldc4acb44aa8cca915a857c7504f58aab2012-12-24Windows to Christian Differencehttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2012/11/windows-christian-difference.htmldc6cb68baa8cca915a857c75c3c4dc6b2012-11-16Haitian Dance Troupe Performs "Resurrection from the Rubble" April 18http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2011/03/haitian-dance-troupe-performs.htmle32595de0ae72098110e5b83ca8027eeCandler School of Theology is sponsoring "Resurrection from the Rubble," a performance by The Resurrection Dance Theatre of Haiti, on Monday, April 18 at 7 p.m. in Cannon Chapel on the Emory campus.2011-03-31For the MTS student Cultivating spiritualitieshttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2011/02/MTS-student-spiritualities.html01d32ab2aa8cca9238c5b47d0de9928f2011-02-25The (Not-so-) Hidden Treasures of Candlerhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2011/02/hidden-treasures-candler.html01d6df9faa8cca9238c5b47dc612a4112011-02-18Noisehttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2011/02/noise.html01dbcf39aa8cca9238c5b47db8f96a562011-02-14Acclaimed Korean Concert Choir to Perform Feb. 16 in Cannon Chapel http://candler.emory.edu/news/releases/2011/02/acclaimed-korean-choir-to-peform.htmle325c29b0ae72098110e5b8397e87ea2Jahng Shin Concert Choir of the Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary in Seoul, Korea will present a concert at Candler on Wed., Feb. 16, at 11:00 a.m. in Cannon Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.2011-02-04Finding the Holy in the Hectichttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2008/10/holy-in-hectic.html1f01e42baa8cca915a857c755398aa4d2008-10-29Here we go!http://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2008/08/here-we-go.html1f18a968aa8cca915a857c7517a7df392008-08-29The Journeyhttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2008/05/the-journey.html1f3e0fc2aa8cca915a857c75b44aab992008-05-16Candler Exchangehttp://candler.emory.edu/news/blog/2008/05/candler-exchange.html1f410982aa8cca915a857c751959fde62008-05-09